Ariadna segestrioides
| Dunbrody Tube-Web Spider | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Segestriidae |
| Genus: | Ariadna |
| Species: | A. segestrioides
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| Binomial name | |
| Ariadna segestrioides | |
Ariadna segestrioides is a species of spider in the family Segestriidae.[2] It is endemic to the Eastern Cape of South Africa and is commonly known as the Dunbrody tube-web spider.[3]
Distribution
Ariadna segestrioides is known only from the type locality Dunbrody in the Eastern Cape, at an altitude of 66 m above sea level.[3]
Habitat and ecology
The species inhabits the Thicket biome and constructs tube signal-webs made in crevices of walls, rocks, fallen tree trunks, or bark of trees.[3]
Description
Females have a blackish-brown carapace, slightly paler in the middle. Chelicerae are reddish-black. Legs are blackish-brown to nearly black, with the two posterior pairs paler distally. Their tarsi and, to a lesser extent, their metatarsi are pale yellowish, while the two anterior pairs of tarsi are reddish.[3]
The abdomen is pallid with a median series of purplish spots above. The underside is faintly suffused with purplish and has a dark purplish patch posteriorly before the spinners. The sternum and labium are blackish-brown. Total length is 10.75 mm.[3]
Conservation
Ariadna segestrioides is listed as data deficient for taxonomic reasons. More sampling is needed to collect males and determine the species' range.[3]
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by W. F. Purcell in 1904 from Dunbrody. Only females are known.[3]
References
- ^ Purcell, W.F. (1904). "Descriptions of new genera and species of South African spiders". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 15: 115–173.
- ^ "Ariadna segestrioides Purcell, 1904". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2021). The Segestriidae of South Africa. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. pp. 1–22. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7162194. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.